International Day Against DRM
{{short description|Protests against digital rights management technology}}
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File:2006 anti-DRM graffiti in Florida.jpg
International Day Against DRM (IDAD), sometimes called just Day Against DRM or anti-DRM day, is a grassroots international observance of protests against digital rights management (DRM) technology.{{Cite web|url=https://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm/2018|title=International Day Against DRM 2018 – September 18th|website=www.defectivebydesign.org|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/255066/four_ways_to_celebrate_day_against_drm_today.html|title=Four Ways to Celebrate 'Day Against DRM' Today|last=Noyes|first=Katherine|date=2012-05-04|website=PCWorld|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsf.org/news/allies-join-defective-by-design-for-the-tenth-anniversary-international-day-against-drm|title=Allies join Defective by Design for the tenth anniversary of the International Day Against DRM|website=www.fsf.org|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/october-3-2006-drm-lovers-day-of-reckoning/|title=October 3, 2006: DRM lovers' day of reckoning?|last=Berlind|first=David|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://torrentfreak.com/international-day-against-drm-celebrates-its-12th-anniversary-180918/|title=International Day Against DRM Celebrates its 12th Anniversary|date=2018-09-18|website=TorrentFreak|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}} The event is intended as "a counterpoint to the pro-DRM message broadcast by powerful media and software companies" and aims to draw attention to DRM's anti-consumer aspects.
Background
International Day Against DRM has been also described as a reaction against the lobbyist-dominated World Intellectual Property Day of the World Intellectual Property Organization, which promotes DRM.{{Cite web|url=https://www.defectivebydesign.org/organize-idad-2016|title=Organize your community for digital freedom on May 3rd {{!}} Defective by Design|website=www.defectivebydesign.org|access-date=2019-04-29}} World Intellectual Property Day has been criticized by the activists from civil society organizations such as IP Justice and the Electronic Information for Libraries who consider it one-sided propaganda as the marketing materials associated with the event, provided by WIPO, "come across as unrepresentative of other views and events".Sandra Bangasser, 2009, Multilateral Institutions and the Recontextualization of Political Marketing: How the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Outreach Efforts Reflect Changing Audiences. Dissertiation. Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, noted that "World Intellectual Property Day has become little more than a lobbyist day".{{Cite web|url=http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2007/04/wipo-day/|title=World Intellectual Property Day|date=2007-04-26|website=Michael Geist|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}}
Activism
This recurring event has been organized annually since 2006, and has been first introduced by the Defective by Design initiative. Various activities related to the event happen around the world, organized by anti-DRM grassroots activists and organizations. During the International Day Against DRM, there are discussions and promotions of DRM-free media and technology. Consumers are encouraged to switch to DRM-free alternatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/227151/time_to_give_drm_the_boot.html|title=It's Time to Give Digital Rights Management the Boot|last=Noyes|first=Katherine|date=2011-05-04|website=PCWorld|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}} Companies that agree with the criticism of DRM have been known to offer discounts on products like DRM-free ebooks.
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/day_against_drm_rocked_lets_keep_pressure_netflix|title=Day Against DRM rocked! Let's keep the pressure on Netflix. {{!}} Defective by Design|website=www.defectivebydesign.org|access-date=2019-04-29}}
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/help_us_envision_future_victories_wake_day_against_drm|title=Help us envision future victories in the wake of the Day Against DRM {{!}} Defective by Design|website=www.defectivebydesign.org|access-date=2019-04-29}} In 2008 Defective by Design announced 35 consecutive Days Against DRM, each one warning the public against a different DRM-related product or service.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsf.org/news/allies-join-defective-by-design-for-the-tenth-anniversary-international-day-against-drm|title=Allies join Defective by Design for the tenth anniversary of the International Day Against DRM — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software|website=www.fsf.org|access-date=2019-04-29}}
This event has been endorsed by a number of civil society organizations such as the Free Software Foundation (creator of the Defective by Design initiative),{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsf.org/news/international-day-against-drm-takes-action-for-a-day-without-drm-on-september-18th|title=FSF takes international day of action for a Day Without DRM on September 18th — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software|website=www.fsf.org|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/news/tuesday-may-4th-is-first-day-against-drm-1107942/|title=Tuesday, May 4th is first Day Against DRM|date=2010-02-26|website=Geek.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=2019-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426102915/https://www.geek.com/news/tuesday-may-4th-is-first-day-against-drm-1107942/|url-status=dead}} Creative Commons,{{Cite web|url=https://creativecommons.org/2016/05/03/join-cc-supporting-international-day-drm/|title=Join CC in supporting the International Day Against DRM|date=2016-05-03|website=Creative Commons|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}} the Document Foundation,{{Cite web|url=https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/09/18/idad-international-day-against-drm/|title=#IDAD, International Day Against DRM|date=2018-09-18|website=The Document Foundation Blog|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-26}} the Electronic Freedom Foundation,{{Cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/make-every-day-day-against-drm|title=Make Every Day a Day Against DRM|last=Higgins|first=Parker|date=2012-05-04|website=Electronic Frontier Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}} the Open Rights Group,{{Cite web|url=https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2006/30-things-we-can-do-about-drm|title=Open Rights Group – 30 things we can do about DRM|website=Open Rights Group|access-date=2019-04-29}} Public Knowledge,{{Cite web|url=https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/public-knowledge-participates-in-the-international-day-against-drm|title=Public Knowledge Participates in the International Day Against DRM|last=Meloy|first=Sean|website=Public Knowledge|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29|archive-date=2017-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709112338/https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/public-knowledge-participates-in-the-international-day-against-drm|url-status=dead}} and companies like O'Reilly Media,{{Cite web|url=https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/stop-the-drm-virus|title=Stop the DRM virus|last=Laurent|first=Simon St|date=2016-05-03|website=O'Reilly Media|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}} iFixit{{Cite web|url=https://ifixit.org/blog/9236/day-against-drm/|title=Take a Stand Against DRM|website=iFixit|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}} and Packt.{{Cite web|url=https://hub.packtpub.com/day-against-drm-is-back-and-its-timing-couldnt-be-better/|title=Day Against DRM is back. And its timing couldn't be better.|last=Gall|first=Richard|date=2018-09-18|website=Packt Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commonscat|Day Against DRM}}
- [https://www.dayagainstdrm.org/ Official event homepage]
- [https://media.libreplanet.org/tag/selfie-against-drm-in-web-standards/?page=1 Freely licensed Media tagged with: selfie against DRM in Web Standards]
Category:Recurring events established in 2006
Category:Intellectual property activism